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Broadcom 10Gb 2-Port and 4-Port Ethernet Expansion Cards (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter

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Operating system support

The Broadcom 10Gb 2-Port and 4-Port Ethernet Expansion Cards (CFFh) support the following operating 

systems:

Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition

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Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Datacenter Edition

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Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Datacenter x64 Edition

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Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Enterprise Edition

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Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition

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Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Standard Edition

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Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition

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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2

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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition

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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition

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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition

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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x64 Edition

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS for AMD64/EM64T

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS for x86

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ES for AMD64/EM64T

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ES for x86

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS/HPC for AMD64/EM64T

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS/HPC for x86

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition with Xen

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server with Xen x64 Edition

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition

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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64/EM64T

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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86

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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T

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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 with Xen for x86

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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T

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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for x86

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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T

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VMware ESX 3.5

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VMware ESX 4.0

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VMware ESXi 4.0

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Support for operating systems is based on the combination of the expansion card and the blade server in 

which it is installed. See IBM ServerProven for the latest information about the specific versions and 
service packs supported: 

http://ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/

. Select the blade 

server and then select the expansion card to see the supported operating systems.

Summary of Contents for RedBooks Broadcom 10Gb 2-Port and 4-Port Ethernet...

Page 1: ...with all current and future 10Gb Ethernet Switch Modules Figure 1 shows the Broadcom 10Gb 2 port Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh The 4 port card has a second Broadcom module under the heatsink and is alm...

Page 2: ...high speed I O module bays in BladeCenter H and BladeCenter HT chassis z Enables two or four 10Gb ports from the blade server to the external network z Supports failover z Supports IBM BladeCenter Op...

Page 3: ...n Card CFFh 44W4466 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N N Broadcom 10Gb 4 port Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh 44W4465 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N N Figure 2 shows where the CFFh card is installed in a BladeCenter server Fi...

Page 4: ...t 10Gb High Speed Switch Module 39Y9267 N N Y N Y N N 10Gb Ethernet Pass Thru Module for IBM BladeCenter 46M6181 N N Y N Y N N BNT Virtual Fabric 10Gb Switch Module 46C7191 N N Y N Y N N Cisco Nexus 4...

Page 5: ...CFFh you must install an I O module in z I O bays 7 and 9 that is two I O modules For the Broadcom 10Gb 4 port Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh you must install an I O module in z I O bays 7 8 9 and 10 th...

Page 6: ...ctions from each blade server Figure 4 40 Gb solution using the Broadcom 10Gb 4 port Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh The components used in this configuration are listed in Table 5 Table 5 Components use...

Page 7: ...Enterprise Linux 4 ES for AMD64 EM64T z Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ES for x86 z Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS HPC for AMD64 EM64T z Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS HPC for x86 z Red Hat Enterprise Linux...

Page 8: ...the Broadcom 10Gb 2 port and 4 port Ethernet Expansion Cards CFFh z http www ibm com support docview wss uid psg1MIGR 5078695 IBM U S Announcement Letter for the Broadcom 10Gb 2 Port and 4 Port Ether...

Page 9: ...sites are not part of the materials for this IBM product and use of those Web sites is at your own risk IBM may use or distribute any of the information you supply in any way it believes appropriate...

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